Smyrna times., 1887-06-29
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WHOLE NO. 1866.
THE BEEFSTEAk YEsT
Fertecting Ones Self I'm Common To.,,.
The Study of ChiIdrc,,

eeting Ones Self in Common Ta.L.
The Study of Children.
II Is one to ten that a girl who ran
properly brOil beefsteak or mall, " ,.(''-i -,
Tl t1aI Oh bread can do anything else within
'hc range Of he< opportunities. We ora
i'u'e Us much the creatures of Our voli-
.'oiiS as our circumstances. Those wiz
uo iloC master the useful accomplishments
Dc0"''Se they are not compelled to do eo
s'lo liot nKeiy to be deeply versed in poljfe
onlpnshments. They are either Sine.
6lS1 Oh mind or slow and slothful bodiI9
u OOth slow and sluggish in mind and
pouy' AS wives they will follow the
Dent OF previous inclination. They TiII
make poor hOusekeepers. As a r7IIa tbo
$40" boy will turn out a shiftless. MOD
'llg' unambitious man, satisfied = bo
may eat drink. and sleep witbor+ 10
much labor if he must earn b;s - ~
anu without care of mind if his Ev;ps,
nave been stored up for him by tbr;ftt5s
! Progenltors. If husband. he will ~
I duiIG wiling That the wife of his bosom
oii"iI "aic upon him to the full measure
,'l..l" iIeI llCLhauon. As members of
?oooiely' Such men and women add moth
H6 10 the common stock of endowment
contributed by others. They are cncLoos
minus ~! the cuckoo enterprise in providinn,
aiieh nurture for the brOods thev NAV
heIp to bring into the world.
ne philosophy Of the beefstaak tast
IeStS on the theory that those who nor
icCt themselves in a common task rather
esteemed as a drudgery than as an evi.
uGnce OF merit, will also perfect tbam-
serves IN other and more SNOWY Dro-
!clencles. They have alert minds MI,
ing beyond the frying pan or the tao
he'tle TO achieve results, and willing ard
ueAlerous hands that do not find Iab0r H.
tasteful when it brings knowledgn alon'.
"I'l IT, The patience Of the girl who
oNoiFes loaf of bread from it's constit-
Sii' substances tit for queen to eat NAV
" expected, given the requisite materials
- construct a robe fit for a oue4n to
wear Or of imagination all conDact -
20 Wrlte poem it would delight queen
% read; A good loaf Of bread is in itself
a homely poem, and the girl who makea
1t home delight. -'''--e'
All this preamble leads up To the oh
Servatlon that all the children of wbot-
ever condition in life should ba strd;od
ior Their appetites and inclinations The
bright ones-the inauisitive rastlass
-. ouliSsters-are apt to push them
selves in well doing. The dun and obt,,ao
c-- .-ii'H eH heed more careful handling.
lis'' 70 nurse their physical strength.
anu then to brighten and awaken their
ll- liililuS' II can be done. Sometimes. as
every one must have observed. the dnU
youISster grows into bright woman. or
d quick wltted, go ahead man. But NOT
one htJt the girls are born with the in.
iiiIg :, capacity or the grown up desire tn
ploli 4 Deefsteak properly. Nor do the
DoyS come INTO the world any better Dre.
Idled 70 wrestle with the problem of life
Out oI this great army-who marry and
IRE given III marriage the listless.
less the ennui, the inertia that arrest the
progress and eclipse the gayetv of nations
Inc worst possible thing that can han.
zen child Is that restraint which ra-
ults from entire idleness and absence ~
lrecton. Active children sometimes
nay wrong. They acquire habits that
warp theln and turn them awrv. Weak.
IlSs ana children who are ''bOrn tired
II inc contrary, aggravate their natal
ehuehcles by becoming cOnstitutionallv
'eak and tired, when proper care might
ave them strong and pushing. If II he
rue that those who learn to do what
ley may are also those who NAV ha
,uSted to learn to do what they can. an
Understanding Of the fact should be of
reat advantage in life not only in
looSlng life partners, but partners IN
lsiness and associates and employees in
)sltlons OF trust or works of dexteritv.
Inc development of the pushing Dro-
,hSlty where it exists, of pushing it
mere 1t Is not, and of fostering aptitndes
III lnchnatiOns which are so feeble as To
'ed the magnifying power of the great
OK telescope to discover them are duties
at rest largely upon the mothers of
land. Few of them have ever
ought OF their obligations to their off
rlng IN this light; many have never
nsldered them at all. But it is clear
lt even when a child's BODY and
'rals are well looked after the work of
mg him for life is but Just begun. He
lst be taught, if he does not intuitiveIT
ow, how to brOil his beefsteak.
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